Sport of kings, the proverbial phrase for hunting and (now, most usually) horse-racing, although the earliest uses of the expression related to war.Thoroughbred racing was, and is, popular with the aristocrats and royalty of British society, earning it the title “Sport of Kings”.QueenElizabeth II, however, could be the prominent Queen in the Sport of Kings.

BACKGROUND

1926-04-21, Elizabeth was born in London to the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and QueenElizabeth.
Her enthusiasm for racing was nurtured by her parents.
From an early age, Elizabeth has had a keen interest in horses.
1952, Elizabeth owns many thoroughbredhorses for use in racing, having inherited several on the death of her father King George VI.

1952-02-06, the accession of QueenElizabeth II was a milestone in history of the world as well as HKJC.

1953-06-02, the coronation of QueenElizabeth II as monarch took place, exactly 8 years before HKJC was royalized through an unsmoothing procedure.

Into her reign this has developed into one of her main leisure time activities, with a particular emphasis on the breeding of thoroughbreds for horse racing.
Thereafter, Her Majesty’s horses have won many many races, especially in thoroughbred flat racing.

RECORDS

1975-05-05, the night races for the Queen‘s inaugural royal visit to Hong Kong were named after some of the outstanding Royal horses.
Handicaps named after HIGHCLERE, AUREOLE, PALL MALL, ALMERIA, with the inaugural QEII Cup made the list of that programme.

The Royal Colours: Purple,gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap with gold fringe.
Her registered racing colours (termed silks), as worn by the jockeys riding her race horses, are the same as those used by her father King George VI, and great-grandfather, King Edward VII.
1977, the Queen led-in Lester Piggott and her first Classic winner, CARROZZA, after victory of the Oaks.
There is a list of famous jockeys rode and won for the Queen, including L. Piggot, W.Carson, J Mercer, P Eddery and R Moore.

Horses owned by the Queen have won over 1,600 races, including every one of the five British Classic Races, some multiple times, with the exception of the EpsomDerby.
She was named British flat racing Champion Owner in 1954 and 1957, the first reigning monarch ever to do so twice.
According to the media, she doesn’t bet on horses and is instead said to derive more interest from the outcome of a successful breeding match.
She is said to read the Racing Post over breakfast every morning.Elizabeth II takes a keen interest in the breeding of her horses, and is the patron of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.
She makes regular visits to observe and assess her animals first hand from birth and beyond.

SUMMARY

1974, Elizabeth II’s interest in horses was the subject of a documentary title 《The Queen‘s Race Horses: a Private View》, which she herself narrated.
2013, as part of the 60th anniversary coronation celebrations, Clare Balding presented the BBC documentary 《The Queen: a Passion for Horses》.
A charming interview with Princess Anne whose matter-of-factness was a hilarious humorous antidote to the programme’s very reverent tone.
When asked whether horses were in the blood, Princess Anne remarked drily that they were “a natural extension to the pram”.

In the HKJC database, 1 horse with owner “Her Majesty The Queen” is found.
CARLTON HOUSE was steadied when unable to maintain its position between CALIFORNIA MEMORY and SAONOIS. 6 th placed.
Her Majesty The Queen, Hong Kong Cup, CARLTON HOUSE (P612) jockey: R Moore; trainer: Sir M R Stoute

A cross-culture ambiguity exists as 國王（King）和女王（Queen） not 皇帝（Emperor）和女皇（Empress）are translation and interpretation issues confused by the same pronunciation in Cantonese [皇 王 wong4] but not in Mandarin Putonghua [皇 huáng] and [王 wáng].